Accession No
1976.1582.21 A
Description
A carrying basket.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Selangor; Pulau Carey
Period
Source
Dentan, Robert Knox (Dr) [collector and donor]; Dentan, Leta [?joint collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1976.1582.21 A; CM.21A [Dentan No.]
Cultural Affliation
Mah Meri; Senoi
Material
Cane
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
A covering card in the original card index reads: ' PART COLLECTION: " From the mah meri village on Pulan Carey off the Selangor coast. The mah meri are a Senoi people (ma = person, mri = inland) call themselves ma banwan (sea people). They exploit mangrove swamp and coastal sea." from Leta Richter 27 2 1976. The catalogue number 1976.1582 covers all those articles having an existing list number. The CM numbers used by the Dentans are retained to ease x ref. with their notes'
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Field collection)
Collected and donated by American anthropologist Dr Robert Knox Dentan (b.1936)
Event Date 1976
Author: rachel hand
Description (Physical description)
A carrying basket.
Event Date 1976
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:281466
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